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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Kelly determine that Oliver is hungry?
2. With whom does Ayinde go for a photo shoot?
3. Why does Lia chose to pay this way?
4. At the hospital, Ayinde's mother wants to be called what?
5. What piece of furniture does Steve bring home without asking Kelly?
Short Essay Questions
1. Becky always seems to worry about her weight. How is this self-consciousness shown in the chapter "June Becky"?
2. How does the "smelly monstrosity of a couch that the neighbor was throwing away" give Kelly flashbacks of her childhood?
3. Ayinde always claims to want to stay at home with Julian. How does she interpret the failed job interview to justify this desire?
4. Why is Becky not happy with her mother-in-law moving to Philadelphia?
5. How does Weiner paint Mimi in the chapter "September Becky"?
6. Ayinde is experiencing pain and suffering when first introduced in "April Ayinde". Usually Ayinde is one that appears to have it all. In what ways is Ayinde experiencing pain and suffering?
7. In "August Becky," what breakthroughs does Lia make with the loss of her son?
8. How does Lia's flight back to LA bring out the thought, "You can't go home again'?
9. Why does the director tell Ayinde that no one will tune in to watch her read the news?
10. We learn Kelly wanted a normal childhood in May Kelly. What does Kelly consider a normal childhood?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Choose the one character from Little Earthquakes that you think most resembles yourself. Explain how this character resembles you using detail and examples from the story.
Essay Topic 2
Of all the main characters, Becky is the character who struggles with physical appearance. She looks in the mirror and questions whether she is pregnant or just fat. Although Becky has struggled with her body image most of her life, the pregnancy really makes her draw attention to her weight. She has hoped that through the pregnancy she could relax with the weight issue, but it has not. How do this disappointment and her struggle with weight loss and body image affect her view of pregnancy?
Essay Topic 3
All of the friends underwent many changes during Little Earthquakes. One of the biggest transformations was with Lia. Describe how Lia changed in the story.
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